News From St John’s

A Season of Remembering

As the nights draw in and we approach Advent, we go through a season of Remembering – starting on the 1st November with All Saints Day, or “All Hallows,” we move towards Remembrance Day on the 11th. This is so often a time when our thoughts turn towards our memories of those we love but see no longer.

So, on Saturday the 31st October, All Hallows Eve, the 4 churches in Tideswell Parish (St John’s Tideswell, Christ Church Litton, St John’s Cressbrook and St Margaret’s, Wormhill) will be open between 10am and 3pm – and during these hours there will be space and places for prayer, for reflection. There will be some short said prayers at least once an hour in each church.

On Sunday 1st November (All Saints Day) there will be a Memorial Service at 3pm followed by some tea and cakes in St John the Baptist, Tideswell. A chance to come to give thanks, to light a candle, to hold space for all the emotions – sorrow, joy, peace and yes even anger… a service to come together with others. Everyone is welcome – why not come and find out more… and yes, we will be sharing there how to join in with Memorial Candles on Christmas Eve.

Harvest Festivals

Come and give thanks, sing some of those great Harvest hymns, and show your appreciation by bringing some items that will be donated to Zinc Food Bank in Buxton.

• Tideswell – St John the Baptist – Sunday 27th September @ 9.30am

• Wormhill – St Margaret of Antioch – Sunday 4th October @ 6pm

• Litton & Cressbrook – St John the Evangelist, Cressbrook – Sunday 11th October @ 3pm (with Cressbrook Band)

Mindful Mondays

Looking for some peace and quiet? Why not come and discover Mindful Mondays in the Chancel of St John the Baptist, Tideswell – the last Monday of the month at 12 noon – 30 minutes of guided silence.

– Revd Fiona Kouble